iPad for Seniors in easy steps, 11th edition

Cover all iPads with iPadOS 15

Nick Vandome

• Verlag: In Easy Steps Limited
• Jahr: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781840789591
• Thema: Computer Science
• Thema: Hardware

The iPad is a tablet computer that is stylish and versatile, and popular with all ages. iPad for Seniors in easy steps, 11th edition is updated to cover iPadOS 15. Written in larger type, it'll help senior folks learn and enjoy the myriad of iPad features at ease:

• Choose the right model for you; master Multitouch gestures; and customize the iPad for your needs.
• Use your iPad to keep in touch with family and friends. Make video calls and send messages for free; take and share photos.
• Shop and order food and more online; take a virtual tour of your favorite art galleries and museums; plan and book your trips.
• Explore Focus, multitasking, App Library and other new and enhanced features in iPadOS 15, and make the most of your new device!

Table of Contents

• Choosing your iPad
• Around your iPad
• iCloud
• Keyboard and Apple Pencil
• Knowing your Apps
• Keeping in Touch
• On a Web Safari
• Staying Organized
• Leisure Time
• Traveling Companion
• Practical Matters

1

Choosing your iPad

It’s compact, it’s stylish, it’s powerful; and it’s perfect for anyone, of any age. This chapter introduces the iPad, its different models, the iPadOS 15 operating system and its interface, and some of the basic controls and functions, so you can quickly get up and running with this exciting tablet.

The iEverything

Simplicity of the iPad

Models and Sizes

Specifications Explained

Apple Pencil

Smart Keyboard

Before you Switch On

Getting Started

About iPadOS 15

Home Screen

Home Button

Opening Items

Using the Lock Screen

Charging your iPad

The iEverything

The iPad is a tablet computer that has gone a long way to change how we think of computers and how we interact with them. Instead of a large, static object it is effortlessly mobile, and even makes a laptop seem bulky by comparison.

But even with its compact size, the iPad still manages to pack a lot of power and functionality into its diminutive body. In this case, small is most definitely beautiful, and the range of what you can do with the iPad is considerable:

•Communicate via email, video and text messaging.

•Surf the web wirelessly.

•Add an endless number of new “apps” from the Apple App Store.

•Use a range of entertainment tools covering music, photos, video, books and games.

•Do all of your favorite productivity tasks such as word processing, creating spreadsheets or producing presentations.

•Organize your life with apps for calendars, address books, notes, reminders, and much more.

Add to this up to 10 hours’ battery life when you are on the move, a range of different sizes (with a Retina Display screen of outstanding clarity) and a seamless backup system, and it is clear why the iPad can stylishly fulfill all of your computing needs.

“Apps” is just a fancy name for what are more traditionally called programs in the world of computing. The iPad has several apps that come built in and ready for use. There are thousands more available to download from the online App Store (see Chapter 5).

The New icon pictured above indicates a new or enhanced feature introduced with iPads using iPadOS 15.

Simplicity of the iPad

Computers have become a central part of our everyday lives, but there is no reason why they need to be complex devices that have us scratching our heads as to how to best use them. The iPad is not only stylish and compact; it also makes the computing process as simple as possible, so you can concentrate on what you want to do. Some ways in which this is done are:

•Quickly on. With the iPad there is no long wait for it to turn on, or wake from a state of sleep. When you turn it on, it is ready to use; it’s as simple as that.

•Apps. iPad apps sit on the Home screen, visible and ready to use. Most apps are created in a similar format, so once you have mastered getting around them you will be comfortable using the majority of them.

•Settings. One of the built-in iPad apps is Settings. This is a one-stop shop for customizing the way that your iPad looks and operates...